Patrick Damiaens

After studying furniture making for six years and ornamental woodcarving for four years, Damiaens started his professional career in 1989.^[1] He is a follower of the Liège-Aachen Baroque furniture style [fr; nl; de] which dates to the 17th century.^[2][3] His studio is located in Maaseik in the Belgian province of Limburg.^[4]

In 2015, he was commissioned to recreate intricate woodcarvings for prayer frames that had been stolen from Emperor Napoleon III's tomb in St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough.^[5]

In March 2015, he received the Belgian Gold Honour Badge of Labour by Royal Decree.^[6]

In 2016, Damiaens discovered and helped to return the stolen carving of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton's coat of arms that was taken from his tomb in St Katharine Cree^[7][8] by alerting Art Recovery International of his find in a Namur antique fair.^[9]

In 2017, a judge ruled that Zara Home Belgium which is part of the Spanish multinational Inditex had used one of Patrick Damiaens's heraldic wood carvings designs as inspiration for a candle they sold. They were ordered to pay damages to Damiaens for plagiarism and the candles were taken off the market.^{[10][11][12][13][14]}

• 2015: Gold Honour Badge of Labour^[6]

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  Costoluto Genovese (2011)
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  Damiaens carving ornamental wood
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  Damiaens with a carved coat of arms for the Cardone family

• List of woodcarvers
• Grinling Gibbons
• Peter Van Dievoet
• Jacques Verberckt [fr]
• Jean Démontreuil
• Aubert-Henri-Joseph Parent [fr; de]